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Royal Mail rows back on knife ban

Royal Mail has shelved plans to impose a blanket ban on the carriage of knives which would have unfairly penalised the shooting community and hundreds of small businesses across the country. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) wrote to Royal Mail’s chief executive pointing out that the ban would severely impact retailers across the… Read more »

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New deer management orders could contravene human rights according to Scotland’s largest shooting organisation

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »

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Francis Maude admits Tories need time to find candidate for London mayor
Tories retreat over London mayor plans

The Conservatives have extended the deadline for applications to be the party’s candidate for London mayor in a tacit admission that the submissions so far are not good enough. Party chairman Francis Maude said the response to join an X-factor style contest to decide who represents the Tories in the 2008 mayoral elections had been… Read more »

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MPs warn ID card plans face issues of public trust
Public ‘lack confidence’ in ID card plans

Plans for a nationwide ID card scheme “lack clarity” about how much the programme will cost and what it is meant to achieve, MPs warn today. The Commons science and technology committee says a lack of transparency on the government’s part has led to a loss of public confidence in the project, which aims to… Read more »